Where does “necrose” come from?

necrose (Dutch) comes from Latin necrōsis, from Ancient Greek νέκρωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

necrose (Dutch): necrosis, localized death of cells or living...

Definitions

  1. necrosis, localized death of cells or living...

Ancestry of “necrose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecrōsis—
2Ancient Greekνέκρωσιςa state of death, deadness; death; mortification
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek νέκρωσις →